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NAME
 flash — device-independent flash layer
DESCRIPTION
 The 
flash driver provides a device-independent interface for using flash memory.
The following ioctl(2) operations are supported on /dev/flash:
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FLASH_BLOCK_ISBAD (struct flash_badblock_params)
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This command checks if a block is marked as bad.
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FLASH_BLOCK_MARKBAD (struct flash_badblock_params)
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This command marks a block as bad.
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FLASH_DUMP (struct flash_dump_params)
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This command dumps a block.
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FLASH_ERASE_BLOCK (struct flash_erase_params)
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This command erases one or more blocks.
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FLASH_GET_INFO (struct flash_info_params)
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This command aquires information aboout the flash device.
 
AUTHORS
 Adam Hoka <ahoka@NetBSD.org>